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POLISHING IRON. No. 277,193. Patented May 8,1883.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CORTLAND BALL, OF INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA.

POLISHING-IRON.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 277,193, dated May 8,1883.

Application filed August 14, 1882. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CORTLAND BALL, of Indianapolis, in'the county ofMarion and State of Indiana, have invented a new and usefulImprovementin Polishing-Irons, of which the following is aspecification.

Figure 1 is a perspective view, showing face and heel of iron. Fig. 2 isa longitudinal vertical section through iron. 7

Similar letters of reference indicate like parts.

The object of my invention is to produce a polishing-iron that willimpart a nice, smooth, even polish to linens without that hard laboriouswork which is required to accomplish the same by the polishing-ironsheretofore used.

In order that those skilled in the art to which my invention appertainsmay be able to fully comprehend its nature, I will proceed to describeits construction.

A represents the body of my polishing-iron, made in the form of anordinary sad-iron, though any other suitable shape may be substituted,and provided on its face B with ribs b b b, which are cast solid to theiron when it is made. The heel of the iron is beveled, as shown at O andD. The bevel G, I make a little longer than bevel D. At the conjunctionof the bevels the corner a is rounded at little,

I as much as it can be without materially changing the angle of thehevels. The ribs b b 12 project about one-eighth of an inch below theface of the iron, or just sufficient to prevent the face B from comingin contact with the linens when polishing with them. If a finer polishis desired than can be obtained with the ribs 1) b b, then either of thebevels O or D may be used, or a still higher finish may be imparted byusingthe rounded corners c, after using either or all of the otherpolishing-surfaces.

My iron will prove to be of great convenience to housekeepers andlaundresses, having four distinct polishing-places. It is well adaptedfor polishing shirts, collars, cuffs, &c. The linens should be wellstarched, and ironed nearly, if not quite, dry before using thepolishing-iron.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim to be new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

A polishing-iron having the rim b around its edge, the continuoustriangular recess B, and the angles 0 D on its heel, substantially asshown.

CORTLAND BALL.

Witnesses:

R. P. DAGGETT, James B. LIZIUS.

